ThyssenKrupp Elevator takes its Evolution lifts farther and higher to meet the needs of Luanda, Angola, tower. The special requirements of the 31-floor, 120-m- tall Banco Espírito Santo Angola (BESA) Tower in Luanda, Angola, drove a ThyssenKrupp Elevator team to take its Evolution® machine-room-less (MRL) lifts further than they have ever gone, paving the way…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s synergy BLUE elevators debut in custom job for PIER 78. ThyssenKrupp Elevator unveiled a pair of its environmentally friendly, stylish machine-room-less (MRL) synergy BLUE elevators amid much fanfare at an internal event at its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, in late 2011. Sales consultant Rolf Klinger said he knew immediately they were ideal for…
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Wittur Group CEO Dr. Ing. Walter Rohregger speaks with EW on his company’s focus and future. While in Augsburg, Germany, for Interlift 2013, your reporter was invited to visit the Wittur Group’s headquarters in Wiedenzhausen, near Augsburg, and interview Wittur Group CEO and Wittur Holding GmbH Managing Director Dr. Ing. Walter Rohregger. Taking time away…
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DigiGage’s new products, partnership spur the realization of the company’s high ambitions. Ever since the basic concept of a safe elevator was introduced by Elisha Graves Otis in 1854, we have witnessed great progress in elevator technology: smart doors, sophisticated traffic-management systems, machine-room-less and gearless solutions, all of which allow elevators to become a universal…
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Chicago’s Illinois Institute of Technology plays host to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) annual symposium, ceremony and dinner. On November 7, 2013, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) held its 12th Annual Awards Symposium, Ceremony and Dinner, co-hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and held on…
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United Elevator Cabs, Inc. of Jamaica, New York, recently modernized the cabin of an elevator at 66 West 38th Street, also called “Atlas New York,” in New York City’s Garment District. The residential building has gained much recognition due to the Project Runway TV show’s routine housing of its contestants there. It is also known…
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This month’s products, including three from CEDES unveiled at Interlift and others from Carlo Gavazzi, Inc., Energy Zero S.r.l., and Lightspeed Lift Solutions, cover a wide range of applications, from a complete installation to measuring, safety, security and control solutions. Compact Measuring System The TOF/Spot is a compact measuring system intended for the safeguarding of…
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Canada is a hotspot of tall-tower construction, as evidenced by these projects in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Schindler to Outfit Toronto Tower with 38 Units Schindler has been awarded a multimillion-U.S.-dollar contract to provide 32 elevators and six escalators to the 44-story Bay Adelaide East Office Tower & Podium in Toronto, slated for completion…
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Recent completions give NYC skyline a new look. 4 WTC Formally Joins NYC Skyline The 977-ft.-tall, US$2-billion 4 World Trade Center (WTC) office tower formally joined the New York City (NYC) skyline during a November 2013 ribbon cutting. The Chicago Tribune noted that, although dwarfed by the 1,776-ft.-tall 1 WTC, 4 WTC is taller than…
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This month’s issue of ELEVATOR WORLD includes the winners of the 2014 Project of the Year contest. As in years past, we again had a good response to the event, with 21 significant entries from 12 different nations in six categories. This response is reflective of the improving economic trend we have been seeing in…
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